PART 3Qualifications

Qualifications relating to fire protection equipment16.

(1)

No person may—

(a)

install, service or maintain a fire protection system which contains a fluorinated greenhouse gas;

(b)

check such a fire protection system for any leakages of fluorinated greenhouse gases; or

(c)

repair, or carry out work to prevent, such leakages,

unless he has obtained an in-house qualification.

(2)

No person may—

(a)

install a leakage detection system in a fire protection system which contains 300 kilograms or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases; or

(b)

check that such a leakage detection system functions properly,

unless he has obtained an in-house qualification.

(3)

A person is guilty of an offence if he fails to comply with paragraph (1) or (2).